Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-05-19
THE RAILROAD STOVE.
Nine Passengers Submit Strictly Original
Plans for Heating Railway Cars.


Plans for Heating Railway Cars.
After the train had fairly got started
there was sort Of convention held in
our coach, and 1t was solemnly
Resolped, That.the Railroad companies must
and some safer means Of heating their cars.
The chairman Of the convention called
for an expression Of opinions, and here
are some of the opinions:
1. / think that they orter keep man
and pail of water for each stove, and
in case of accident he is to douse out
the fire.
2. The bottoms Of all car stoves should
be made to work on hinge. and this
hinge should be worked from the engine.
You have seen how the bucket Of a
dredge worksP Well. that's the principle
exactly. I'd have it SO that in case OF
danger the engineer could drop the
bottom out Of every stove on the train
and leave the fire on the track. / may
say that the idea is strictly original
with me, but Of course l don't want
any particular credit for it. Such brill
liant strokes come natural to me.
8. My plan is to heat with steam
from mills and factories along the
route. Idon't know just how the de-
tails could be carried out, but that's
none of my business. I've got three
saw-mills on this line, and I'd sell 'em
steam at cost.
4. This heating has got to be done
with hot water, and the water has got
to be kept hot by the motion of the
cars. 1t must be so arranged that it
will all run out on the ground in case
of accident. II l had few days to my
self could think up some way to make
it work, but my old woman is sick, half
my sheep need doctoring and I've got
two lawsuits on hand. Some of you
fellers work it out.
5. [By woman.] My way would
be to keep big kettle of water on each
stove, and have it so fixed that in case
of accident the bottom Of the kettle
would drop out and let the water sub
due the merciless flames.
6. Now, you look here. This whole
heating system is wrong-radically
wrong. The heating ought to be done
by electricity taken from the telegraph
wires and conveyed through steam
pipes to different portions of car
I'm selling groceries on the road at
; seventy dollars per month, and
haven't time to work out such prob
lem, but some Of you folks ought tC
take hold Of it. There's cool millior
dollars in the idea. st
Z. [By another woman.] My husband
!, says they ought to store up enough hea
= in. the summer TO last all winter.
:, didn't ask him how they'd do II, but In
sure he's right. He can guess til
~ :. weather whole week ahead. and he
y figured out that the sun is only twenty
% ;, eight miles from the earth.
i s. Vhell, doanT like to be burne
= oop nit hot shtove, und so i vhas bus
" nit some plan aboudt 1t. How Who's
:, IL der railroadt company had a mic
place eafery fife miles on der roadt, un
!, . we all shtop in und get warm und ha
y - some beer and free lunchP Nopody GO,
, burned oop dot vhay, und all vhas peac
> und shoy und happiness.
u 8. Mep don't care button! Ihav
;. - been in twenty-one railroad accident
" and never got hurt and I'm willing :
y take my chances. l always carry
" " saw, hammer. coal-chisel, crow-bar an
" jack-screw in my pockets, and in cas-
~ the car falls of bridge and ] al
\ caught in the wreck shall go to wor
y, to get myself out. Nothing like depenl
10 -, ing on your own exertions.-Dctro
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